Cuspidor.



M. W. ADAMS.

GUSPIDOR.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 21, 1914.

1,'1 16,967, Patented Nov. 10, 1914;

WITNESSES INVENTOR .y /@m ffy@ MM5- 7 TH NQRRIS PETERS CO.. PHOTO-LITHO., WASHING mN, DA C.

v To all whom t may concern:

` MATTHEW W. kAipaiyrsr'or oMAHannBRasKA.

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i specification ofretter'sratem." Patented N0v,'10,1'914` B e fit; known that I, MATTHEW W. ADAMS, a subject of the King of Hungary, residing at Omaha, in jthelcounty of Douglas and State of Nebraska, have invented. certain o new and useful Improvements in Cuspidors,

of which the following is aspeciication,

reference being had therein to the accom-- rallying drawing This invention relates to cuspidors `and has for its object to provide a device of such class, in a manner as hereinafter set forth,

with means to prevent the spilling of the contents of the cuspidor when the cuspidor is tilted or upset.

Further objects of the invention are to .provide a cuspidor for the purpose set forth,

which is simple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, eiiicientl in its use, readily set up, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture. i

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention-consists of a novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts asr hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention,'but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

The drawing, illustrates in vertical section, a cuspidor in accordance with this invention.

Referring to the drawing in detail, 1 denotes a dome-shaped base provided at its top with an annular shouldered flange 2 and further provided with an inwardly extending annular support 3, having a centrally disposed sleeve 4. Formed integral with the fiange 2 is a cup-shapedkmember 5,l having a vertically disposed annular collar 6 which is interiorly threaded and further having a central opening 7.

The reference character 8 denotes anybody portion, which is somewhat globular in contour, and is provided at its top with a vertically disposed neck 9, having a pair of spaced inwardly extending annular *flangesr 10, 11. Formed integral with the neck 9- is a funnel-shaped mouth piece 12 and interposed between the flanges 10, 11, as well as projecting inwardly from the flange 10, is a resilient gasket 13 which constitues a valve seat. The flange 10 is of greater width than the flange 11. The lower end "of the body Application ined september 21,1914.; A sriarNp. 862,696;

portion Y8 is formedwith a ,depending annular collar 14, which isinteriorly threaded and. has lthreaded engagement with vthe fiange 2,as well `as abutsagainst the shoulder of said `flange 2.,l The body portion 8, at its bottom, is furthermore provided withy an inwardly extending flange 15, whichopposes the flange 16, the latter being a part of the f'cupishaped member 5, and,y isinot only formed integral with the n iernbe'rr 5, but also with the flange 2. Interposed between the flanges 15, 16 is a resilient gasket 17.

Mounted upon the member 5 and having threaded engagement with the collar '6, is ,a4 vertically disposed sleeve 18 and arranged therein, at the bottom thereof, and resting upon the member 5, isv a! resilient gasket 19, against which bears an vapertured disk 20. Bending down through the sleeve 18, disk 20, gasket 19, and opening 7 is a valve ystem 21, which is provided with a collar 22, and interposed between said collarv 22 and disk 20, as well as surrounding the stem 21, is a coil vspring 23, which normally maintains the stem 21 projected upward. The lower end of the stem 21 is provided with ay hook 24, and the upper end thereof, which projects above the sleeve 18, has secured thereto,

as at 25, a coneshaped valve 26, which is` adapted to engagel the seat 13, to close the body portion 8.v The spring 23, acts to normally maintain the valve 26 in engagement with the seat 13.

Mounted upon the top of the sleeve 18, is a gasket 27, which is maintained in position by a cap 28 having threaded engagement with the sleeve 18. The stem 21 projects through the gasket 27 and cap 28.

Secured to the support 3, as well as depending therefrom, is a hanger 29, having a counter-balanced lever 30, pivotally connected ytherewith as at 31. Depending from one end ofthev lever 30 is a weight 32 and that end of the lever 30, having the weightf32, is tapered as at 33 for engagement with the hook 24 of the stem 21, whereby the latter isy maintained in a lowered position so` thatV 1. A cuspidor comprising a base,ibody-y portion connected therewith and having a funnel-shaped mouthpiece, said body portion having means to constitute a valve seat,- a spring controlled Stein arranged" in said body portion and capable of projecting into trolled means connected With said valve for normally maintaining the valve against its Seat to close 'said body portion, said means incl-uding a hook capable of being shifted said base and carrying a valve normally en-V into sai base, and counter-balanced means arranged within said base and capable of engaging saidv hook for maintaining said Va Ve in open position until the hook is released by the tilting or upsetting of the cus idor. p In testimonyv whereof I aix my signature in the' presence of two witnesses. y

- y i MATT lW. ADAMS.

Witnesses:

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